Former BYU star Dennis Pitta put up great numbers in his Monday night opener, but is he a keeper?
Analysis: Dennis Pitta led the Ravens with nine targets, five receptions, 73 yards and a score Monday night. As much as I like Pitta’s game, there will be plenty of contests which will see him end up with two catches for sixteen yards. Ed Dickson, Baltimore’s other tight end is actually the better athlete and should be breaking out this season. We also cannot ignore the addition of Jacoby Jones to an already solid receiving corps which in turn will further spread the ball around.
Pitta was only targeted 56 times last year to Dickson’s 89, so we cannot conclude much from a one week sample size. Ray Rice was even targeted over 100 times last year but was only thrown to four times Monday night. As good of a night that Dennis Pitta had and as talented as he is, I just cannot see him putting up top fifteen tight end numbers at all this year. Keep in mind that Pitta caught two or fewer balls in eight of sixteen games last year. If you’re looking for a tight end to sell coming in to week two- Pitta’s value will not get any higher than it is now.